urban fabric

noun

The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.

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Meanings

nounurban fabric (countable and uncountable, plural urban fabrics)

plural urban fabrics

  1. countableidiomaticliteraryuncountableThe physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.
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urban fabric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20fabric

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“urban fabric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20fabric. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urban fabric,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20fabric.

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